{"id":3248,"date":"2018-03-09T06:50:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autodesk-news.torpedo.agency\/?post_type=picks&p=3248"},"modified":"2019-08-27T09:51:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:51:09","slug":"like-week-investing-futures-2","status":"publish","type":"views","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/like-week-investing-futures-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Like This Week: Investing in Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mouncey Ferguson From the farm to the office, from the construction site to the movie studio, advances in technology are changing how industries work and how our world gets built. Honey, we\u2019re moving to Wakanda.\u00a0<\/strong>Vibranium may be more fiction than science, but we loved the way that Black Panther mixed bold futurism with traditional African motifs. Go\u00a0behind the scenes with FX Guide<\/a>\u00a0to learn how they built the world of Wakanda using the latest CG technologies, including 3ds Max. \"\" Credit: Marvel Studios <\/p>\n

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The augmented office.\u00a0<\/strong>Your cubicle is about to get a major upgrade, thanks to augmented reality.\u00a0According to WIRED<\/a>, we\u2019ll soon use AR glasses to see the apps, windows, and assets we need all around us, and meetings will become like multi-player events. Game on. Not just for replacements parts anymore.<\/strong>\u00a0You can\u2019t make planes out of plastic (yet), but as 3D printing deploys new alloys and advanced materials,\u00a0additive manufacturing becomes a viable way<\/a>\u00a0to make many parts for aerospace. The 3D-printed fuel nozzle in GE\u2019s LEAP engine is just one example. Construction revolution.\u00a0<\/strong>The construction industry hasn\u2019t always been the first off the blocks to adopt new technologies (it\u2019s one of the least digitized industries,\u00a0according to McKinsey<\/a>). But that\u2019s beginning to change now as drones, on-site robotics, and digital collaboration tools transform how and what we build for the better.\u00a0Forbes has the analysis<\/a>. Making AI more fair.\u00a0<\/strong>Just because a computer does the thinking doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s without cultural bias, as\u00a0Autodesk\u2019s own Danny Guillory has been saying<\/a>\u00a0for some time.\u00a0This thought-provoking piece<\/a>\u00a0from writer Will Byrne at Fast Company discusses how we can make sure AI behaves fairly, now that it\u2019s used in everything from loan decisions to law enforcement. Robots got milk.\u00a0<\/strong>As the crackdown on illegal immigration reduces the agricultural workforce, farmers turn to automation.\u00a0Bloomberg reports<\/a>\u00a0that the dairy industry is ramping up the use of robotics for milking cows, and apparently the cows don\u2019t mind. Self-driving slippers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you needed any more proof that we live in future times,\u00a0these adorable self-tidying slippers<\/a>\u00a0from Nissan\u2019s ProPILOT Guesthouse in Ryokan, Japan should do the trick. As Dezeen explains, they use the same technologies you\u2019ll find in self-driving cars to they put themselves away when you take them off. (Self-driving floor cushions are also on hand.)